Complete the online Safe Schools Training as required by Virginia state law. A link to this site will be sent to you via email by APS. Once you have completed the Safe Schools Training, you will receive a certificate.

Please note that there is a clear distinction between a visitor and a volunteer. A visitor is a person who visits the school infrequently during the school year. A volunteer is defined as an unpaid individual working under staff supervision, who donates his or her time (on an ongoing basis) to assist with activities that enhance instruction and promote learning.

Chaperoning Field Trips

If you are a volunteer and you have completed the process described in the Volunteering section above, you do not need to do anything further; by virtue of that process, you are cleared for chaperone duty.

If you are not a currently-authorized Volunteer, and you want to chaperone a field trip during the school year – including if you are a parent or relative – you must complete the following actions: